The Lord of All Demons

Chapter 768: The Lord of All Demons

Ji Ning’s true body was comparable to a supreme-grade innate spirit-treasure. Patriarch Jueming, through his comprehension of the Nine Yuan Annihilation, had gained insight into the mysteries of the Tathagata Buddha’s palm technique, and was even more formidable; not only were his palms comparable to supreme-grade innate spirit-treasures, his entire body was on that level. As for Suiren… his achievements in fire were so profound that he had long ago cultivated the ability to ‘transform his body into flames.’

Just as the Lord of All Demons could transform into a surging river, Ji Ning’s true body, Jueming, and Suiren were the only three who dared to fight the Lord of All Demons head-on.

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The Lord of All Demons, however, paid no heed to Nuwa’s camp. He sighed with emotion. “In the ancient times, Nuwa had a sudden breakthrough and became a World God. She chased after me. I had no other choice; I could sense the nascent Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms as it was being formed, and it was inherently infused with ‘demons.’ So I immediately merged my truesoul into the Heavenly Dao to escape that calamity… To kill me, one would have to destroy the Three Realms. Nuwa was clearly unwilling to do that.”

“Although I escaped that tribulation, I was also trapped within the Heavenly Dao, becoming a part of it. I myself believed I would forever remain a part of the Heavenly Dao, to die with this Chaosworld when it eventually collapsed. But I refused to accept it… truly, I refused to accept it. I spent all my time searching for a way to break free from the Heavenly Dao.”

The Lord of All Demons swept his gaze across Nuwa’s camp. “The Heavenly Dao governing the Three Realms is composed of countless Daos—Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Yin, Yang, Life, Destruction, Chaos, as well as the Sword Dao, Taiji, Wuji, Lightning, Heartforce, and many others. An infinite number of Daos are mixed together to form the complete, operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms.”

“Later, I discovered that the Heavenly Dao is not always in balance.”

“For example, many worlds cut down their forests, causing the element of Wood within the Three Realms to gradually decrease… Within the operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms, the Heavenly Dao of Wood would correspondingly weaken,” the Lord of All Demons said with a smile.

Hearing this, Ji Ning was startled from afar.

Right.

From World God Northrest’s legacy, Ji Ning knew that all Chaosworlds were different. For example, if a particular Chaosworld was saturated with flames, it would be a ‘Flame Chaosworld,’ and its strongest Dao would be the ‘Heavenly Dao of Fire.’ The level of perfection this Heavenly Dao of Fire could reach would even rival the Heavenly Dao of Chaos.

The Sword Dao could reach the sixth stage, which was comparable to the Heavenly Dao of Chaos.

The Dao of Wood, the Dao of Fire… all could continue to develop and could likewise rival the Heavenly Dao of Chaos.

For instance, if a ‘Flame Chaosworld’ underwent some accident during its evolution, causing the entire world to become dilapidated and saturated with the aura of destruction, it could even evolve into a ‘Destruction Chaosworld.’ The formerly powerful ‘Heavenly Dao of Fire’ would weaken, and the Heavenly Dao of Destruction would strengthen, becoming the primary Heavenly Dao of that Chaosworld.

“All Heavenly Daos rise and fall.” The Lord of All Demons smiled. “When the Three Realms descend into chaos, when killing increases, the inner demons in the hearts of many living beings also grow stronger. The ‘Heavenly Dao of Heartforce’ throughout the Three Realms will also strengthen continuously.”

“As the Dao of Heartforce grew stronger… I discovered that I could exert a greater influence on the entire Three Realms. I even had a feeling that if the Dao of Heartforce became strong enough, I could break free from the Three Realms. If the Dao of Heartforce… became the strongest Dao within the Three Realms… then I would be the master of the Three Realms. My will would be the will of the Three Realms.”

“But the Three Realms is just a single Chaosworld. How could I allow myself to be bound within one Chaosworld? I only needed the Dao of Heartforce to become strong enough to allow me to break free.”

“However… the operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms instinctively understands balance. I had no opportunity.”

“Finally, the opportunity arrived.”

The Lord of All Demons chuckled smugly. “After countless eons of development within the Three Realms, the number of living beings grew larger and larger. There were more and more Immortal cultivators, more and more demons. Celestial Immortals were born, True Gods and True Immortals were born, even Daofathers were born. The burden on the Three Realms grew heavier and heavier. If you did not wage war and consume one another, then more and more experts would be born, increasing the burden until it was too great, possibly even causing the Three Realms to collapse.”

“What?” Everyone present was stunned.

Too many living beings could cause the Three Realms to collapse?

“Don’t you understand? It is like a boat that can carry twenty people. If you put two hundred people on it, the boat will sink. The Three Realms is the same… It is merely a single Chaosworld. Look around you. How many Daofathers does Nuwa’s camp plus my Seamless Gate have? How many Immortals and demons? Especially the Celestial Immortals—the numbers are staggering!” The Lord of All Demons sneered.

Both Nuwa’s camp and the Seamless Gate admitted this.

They had marveled earlier that this war’s scale surpassed even the Dawn War. But the Dawn War’s experts came from two separate Chaosworlds, while this war’s strength was drawn from a single Chaosworld—the ‘Three Realms.’ Even if the Three Realms, formed from the collision of two Chaosworlds, was somewhat special, the pressure of supporting so many living beings was still immense.

“The operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms instinctively sought a solution. It sought a way to reduce the number of living beings within the Three Realms. It sent down calamities, but it was useless… The survival ability of Immortals and demons was far too strong. The calamities it sent could only kill some mortal beings. The Immortals and demons could even set up grand formations to protect the mortals.”

“Mortals reproduced, filling the Three Realms. Countless cultivators and demons trained, producing more and more experts. If this continued… the Three Realms would be crushed and torn apart by the sheer pressure.”

“And so I knew… the opportunity had come.”

“I told the Three Realms that if it could provoke a great war between Nuwa’s camp and the Seamless Gate, causing them to consume each other, it would surely kill off vast numbers of Immortals and demons. This would immediately lighten the burden on the Three Realms.” The Lord of All Demons smiled. “And the method to provoke their war was very simple. All I had to do was let them sense their fates one by one, and discover… that an inscrutable destiny guided them. They would find that only one of the two camps—Nuwa’s camp or the Seamless Gate—could survive. To live, the other side must be destroyed.”

“The living beings of the Three Realms never doubt destiny.”

“Hahaha… but the River of Destiny of the Three Realms is merely a part of the operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms.” The Lord of All Demons laughed heartily. “In the past, the operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms was naturally always fair. But when it discovered that your reproduction was affecting the very existence of the Three Realms, it would naturally guide you to slaughter each other. I was merely a driving force within that.”

The faces of both Nuwa’s camp and the Seamless Gate turned pale.

So…

So all of it was a conspiracy. The operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms had been luring them into mutual slaughter?

“I had the Seamless Gate stir up conflict, causing flames of war to spread endlessly across the Three Realms, causing endless slaughter. Countless living beings gave birth to Heart-demons in their hearts.” The Lord of All Demons smiled. “I even had the Seamless Gate launch large-scale assassinations of the relatives and friends of Nuwa’s camp’s experts, causing Heart-demons to grow in the hearts of many experts. Some even died directly because their Heart-demons grew too powerful.”

“The Three Realms fell into chaos. Heart-demons grew rampant.”

“The Heavenly Dao of Heartforce grew stronger and stronger. Although I felt my grasp over it was growing, I continued to wait. I knew… that if I tried to break free from the Three Realms and failed on my first attempt, the operating Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms would certainly try to suppress me. It would be very difficult for me to get a good second chance.”

“After over a thousand years of chaos in the Three Realms, the Dao of Heartforce had become extremely powerful.”

“Finally, you began your war.”

“And what a beautiful slaughter it was. Immortals and demons fell one after another.”

“Your killing intent filled the heavens. Your hatred reached the bone. Each side hated the other to the core. Yet you did not know… that in the torrent of your hatred, Heart-demons were naturally born. The Dao of Heartforce in the Three Realms grew even stronger.” The Lord of All Demons smiled. “Nuwa’s three clan-protecting formations, I presume they also left behind a method for cultivating to become an Elder God? They actually allowed you to produce several Elder Gods. Your formations are so formidable too… The battle had only just begun, and the Seamless Gate was already starting to crumble. So I decided to break free from the Three Realms.”

“Hahaha… Storing up power for endless ages, my level was far higher than it was during the Dawn War. I struck suddenly, and in one move, I broke free from the Three Realms.”

“From now on, I am truly free. Bound by nothing.”

The Lord of All Demons laughed heartily, his laughter echoing across the endless void around them. Everyone present, whether from Nuwa’s camp or the Seamless Gate, could feel the boundless ecstasy within the Lord of All Demons’ heart.

A being imprisoned and bound for endless ages, who had exhausted all means to find a path of escape, with only a single chance…

And he had succeeded!

How could the Lord of All Demons not be wildly ecstatic?

“Since you now understand everything.” The Lord of All Demons’ gaze swept across Nuwa’s camp’s army in the distant void. “Then you can all die.”